Romeo and Juliet
By: William Shakespeare ; introduction by William Hazlitt.
Edition: 2001 Modern Library edition (1)
Publisher: The Modern Library
Published: 2001
Place of publication: New York, USA
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 101
ISBN-13: 9780679642206
Copyright date: 2001
Subjects: Romeo (Fictitious character) -- Drama; Juliet (Fictitious character) -- Drama; Conflict of generations -- Drama; Vendetta -- Drama; Youth -- Drama; Verona (Italy) -- Drama
Genres: Drama.
Description: "The permanent popularity, now of mythic intensity, of Romeo and Juliet is more than justified," writes eminent scholar Harold Bloom, "since the play is the largest and most persuasive celebration of romantic love in Western literature."

William Shakespeare (1564-1616) based his early romantic tragedy on Arthur Brooke's 1562 poem The Tragicall Historye of Romeus and Juliet. Shakespeare's resulting masterpiece, in turn, has inspired countless retellings around the world in mediums that include literature, dance, stage, and screen.

"It is Shakespeare all over, and Shakespeare when he was young, "declares William Hazlitt )1778-1830), acclaimed British essayist and critic, in his exuberant Introduction to this Modern Library edition.
(front flap)
Notes: US/CAN